DonyaJey

DonyaJey

Favorite films

  • The Spirit of the Beehive
  • Charulata
  • Fremont
  • The Selfish Giant

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  • A Brighter Summer Day

  • Oppenheimer

  • The Elephant Man

  • Wicked

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  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

    I like that they patch up the obvious swerve around an interracial romance with paul newman by making Diahann Carrol's character just immediately reject his energy. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but I honestly think it ages the film way better than what an attempt at the alternative would've looked like, plus sidney poitier and Diahann play opposite each other soooo well.
    Duke Ellington's score is fantastic for this film, every moment with louis armstrong was the best.

  • Conclave

    Conclave

    It seems a shame that film can do nothing wrong per se, and yet feel so rote. Sometimes I felt treated by this film for its commitment to grand visuals, I can't imagine how much had to be spent to make certain scenes work. Clearly lots of thought has gone into sequestering, 'inside' and 'outside' knowledge, what constitutes a political choice and a moral choice. Good performances, except I can't abide by stanley tucci playing a cardinal- we know from…

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  • Dogtooth

    Dogtooth

    Ruined Boxing Day for the entire family

  • Kicking and Screaming

    Kicking and Screaming

    I hated this film with such fervour that it reduced me to my old spiteful and bitter ways. I am sure now that the greatest evil in this life is superficially overread men who make navel gazing films that the rest of the world will benefit by calling pretentious even when, at heart, completely vapid. The accessorial treatment of the female characters is inexcusable- what's worse is deep down Baumbach has never really departed from this approach.
    What a great…